Caoutchouc substance and process of making same.



rnrrz HOFMANN, cam. COUTELLE, KONRAD nELBr'u'icK, AND KURT mnrsnnsuna-or ELBERFELD, GERMANY, ASSIGNORS &: ('30., F ELBERFELD, GERMANY, A

TO FARBENFABRIKEN VORM. FRIEDR. BAYER CORPORATION OF GERMANY.

CAOUTCHOUC SUBSTANCE AND- PROCESS OF MAKIfNG SAME.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, FRITZ HOFMANN, CARL COUTELLE, KoNRAD DELBnI'ioK, and KURT Mnrsnnnune, doctors of philosophy, chemists, citizens of the German Empire, residing at Elberfeld, Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements in Caoutchouc Substances and Processes of Making Same, of which the following is a specification.

By our earlier applications Ser. Nos. 57 8608, 594557 and 58817 3 the production of caoutchouc like substances is described, which may replace natural caoutchouc in its chemical and technical application. The processes for their production consist in converting into caoutchouc like substances methylerythrenes or their homologues in which at least 2 atoms of H are substituted by methyl groups, such as di-, tri,- or tetramethylbutadiene. v

It has now been found that by using mixtures of the starting materials mentioned in the above applications (erythrene and its substitution products) new caoutchouc-like substances can be advantageously produced, with properties different from those of the caoutchouc-like substances above referred to. Caoutchouc-like substances can bethus produced of a composite nature, made up of the polymerization products of the mixtures of erythrene hydrocarbons, and containing such products in most intimate intermixture. A more nearly homogeneous product and a more intimate inter-mixture can thus be produced by mixing the hydrocarbons before or during the polymerization reaction than is possible'by mixing the individual and isolated caoutchoucs already formed.

In order to illustrate the new process 40 more fullythe following example is given, the parts being by weight :-A mixture of IOOparts of .isoprene and 100 parts of betagamma-dimethylerythrene is heated for 3 months in an autoclave to 7 0-7 5 C. A very tough and elastic substance is thus obtained made up of the caoutchouc-like substance together with any remaining unchanged hydrocarbons and by-products. By treatment of this substance with steam such'hydrocarbons and volatile by products, if present, can be removed and the caoutchouc-like substance obtained. Mixtures of alpha-alphadiniethylerythrene with beta gamma dimethylerythrene or of dimethylerythrenes Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27, 1913.

Application filed March 20, 1911- Serial No. 615,663.

with triand tetramethylerythrenes, .etc., may be used. The process proceeds in an analogous manner on using agents promoting the polymerization e.' g. acids or acid salts, etc. lVhen such promoting agents are used, such as acetic acid, the time required for the completion of the process is appreciably shortened.

The new caoutchouc substances are white substances the color of which does not change. .They swell up with chloroform or benzene to white hyaline substances from which the liquid can be poured off. They are free from protein substances, which are always contained in the natural caoutchouc and play an important part in it with re gard to' the elasticity of the natural caoutchouc. They form ozonids being thick oils, nitrosites and brom addition products. These ozonids, nitrosites and brom-addition products diflerwiththe different composite caoutchouc products, and correspond to those different products, and thus indirectly to the particular mixtures of hydrocarbons of which the composite caoutchoucs are polymerization products; Thus the product produced as above described from a mixture of isoprene and beta-gamma-dimethylerythrene forms an ozonid, ormixture of ozonids, which 'upon decomposition with water yields a mixture of oxygen-containing decomposition products among'which levulinic aldehyde and acetonyl acetone aldehyde) are found. Similarly other mixtures of the products from monoand polymethyl erythrenes form ozonids which give mixtures of monoand poly-methyl derivatives of succiuic aldehyde upon decomposition.

We claim 1. The process of producing a caoutchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of substituted erythrene hydrocarbons.

2. The process of producing a caoutchouc like substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of methyl substituted erythrene hydrocarbons.

The process of producing a caoutchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of monoand poly-methyl eryth- -rene hydrocarbons.

a The process of (methyl-succinic aldehyde) (dimethyl succinic roducin a cao'utchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of monoand dimethyl erythrene hydrocarbons.

5. The process of producing a caoutchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture oferythrene hydrocarbons including isoprene and a polymethyl erythrene.

(3. The process of producing a caoutchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including isoprene and diisopropenyl.

7. The process of producing a caoutchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including diisopropenyl.

8. The process of producing a caoutchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including diisopropenyl and a substituted erythrene.

9. The process of producing a caoutchouclike substance which comprises polymerizing a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including diisopropenyl and a mono-methyl erythrene.

10. The process "ofproducing a caoutchouc-lilre substance which comprises heating a mixture of substituted erythrene hydrocarbons under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

11. The process of producing a caoutchoue-like substance which comprises heating a mixture of methyl-substituted erythrene hydrocarbons under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

12. The'process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating a mixture of monoand poly-methyl erythrene hydrocarbons under caoutchoucforming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

13. The process of producing a caout chouc-like substance which comprises heating a mixture of monoand dimethyl erythrene hydrocarbons under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

14c- The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including isoprene and a poly-methyl erythrene under caoutchoucforming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

15. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including isoprene and diisopropenyl under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

16. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons in- 19. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in the presence of an agent promoting polymerization a mixture of substituted erythrene hydrocarbons under caoutchoucforming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

20. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in the presence of an agent promoting polymerization a mixture of methyl-substituted' erythrene hydrocarbons under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

21. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in the presence of an agent promoting polymerization amixture of monoand polymethyl erythrene hydrocarbons under caout- 'chouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

22. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in the presence of an agent promoting polymerization a mixture of monoand dimethyl erythrene hydrocarbons under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

23. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in the presence of an agent promoting polymerization a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including isoprene and a polymethyl erythrene under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

24. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in thepresence of an agent promoting polymerization a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons vincluding isoprene and diisopropenyl under caoutchouc-forming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

:25. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in the presence of an agent promoting .polymerization a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including diisopropenyl under forming conditions until a productresults insoluble in acetone.

27. The process of producing a caoutchouc-like substance which comprises heating in the presence of an agent promoting polymerization a mixture of erythrene hy drocarbons including diisopropenyl .and a mono-methyl erythrene under caoutchoucforming conditions until a product results insoluble in acetone.

28. As a new product a caoutchouc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of substituted erythrene hydrocarbons.

29. As a new product a caoutchouc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of methyl-substituted erythrene. hydrocarbons, which product forms a nitrosite, ozonid and brom-addition product, the ozonid upon decomposition with water yielding a plurality of oxygen-containing decomposition products including a plurality of methyl-substituted derivatives of succinic aldehyde.

' 30. As a new product a caoutchouc-like substance comprising the c'aoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of monoand dimeth 'l erythrene hydrocarbons, which product forms a nitrosite, ozonid and brom-addition product, the 'ozonid upon decomposition with water yielding a plurality of oxygen containing decomposition products including monoand dimethyl substitute derivatives of succinic aldehyde.

31. As a new product a- 'caoutchouc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of monoand pol i-'-methyl erythrene hydrocarbons. which product forms a nitrosite, ozonid and brom-addition product, the ozonid up'on decomposition with water yielding a. plurality of oxygen-containing decomposition products including monoand vpolymethyl substituted derivatives of suc cinic aldehyde.

As a new product a caoutchouc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including isuprene and a poly-methyl erythrene. which product forms a nitrositt. ozonid and ln'oin-iuldition product the ozonid upon du oinposition with water yielding a plurality of oxygen containing decomposition products including levulinic aldehyde and polymethyl derivative of succinic aldehyde. 7

33. As a new product a caoutchouc like substance comprising the caoutchouc -'1ike polymerization product of a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including isoprene and diisopropenyl, which product forms a nitrosite, ozonid and brom-addition product, the ozonid upon decomposition with water yielding a plurality of oxygen-containing decomposition products including levulinic aldehyde and acetonyl acetone.

3%. As a new product a caoutchouc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including diisopropenyl, which product forms a nitrosite, ozonid and brom-addition product, the ozonid upon decomposition with water yielding a plurality of oxygen-containing decomposition products including acetonyl acetone.

35. As a new product a caoutchouc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a erythrene hydrocarbons including diisopropenyl and a substituted erythrene, which product forms a nitrosite, ozonid and bromaddition product, the ozonid upon decomposition with water yielding a plurality of oxygencontaining decomposition products including acetonyl acetone and a substituted derivative of succinic aldehyde.

36. As a new product a caoutc-houc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of erythrene hydrocarbons including diis-opropenyl and a mono1netl1yl erythrene, which product forms a nitrosite. ozonid and bromaddit-ion product, the ozonid upon decomposition with water yielding a plurality of oxygen-containing decomposition products, including acetonyl-acetone and a monomethyl sult stituted derivative of succinic aldehyde. 1 I

37. As a new product a caoutchouc-like substance comprising the caoutchouc-like polymerization product of a mixture of erythrene h \'droca1 mns. the ratio of carbon to hydrogen is less'than in isoprene caoutchouc.

set our handsv in the presence scribing witnesses.

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'Witnesses ALI-nun llnxxl-zn, A. POSl-IX.

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